Project Manager - ref. t59628203

About the Role

We are seeking a Project Manager to join the Programs Team from the Manila office to implement international projects. This is a new and exciting opportunity to contribute to the Foundation’s work in the Responsible Business portfolio.

About Thomson Reuters Foundation

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In this opportunity as a Project Manager, you will:

• Responsible for successful project implementation and delivery by understanding technical, delivery, and contractual obligations.
• Support Portfolio Manager in strategic design of activities for other projects in the portfolio and act as a bridge among projects to streamline approaches and align processes.
• Manage and coordinate the project team within governance frameworks, drafting donor reports, coordinating with teams, and driving input from technical and operational teams.
• Maintain project management tools, design ad-hoc tools for challenges, travel internationally for project monitoring, manage project data, and contribute to strengthening Project Cycle Management.
• Capture impact stories and facilitate information sharing within the Programmes Team and across the Foundation.

• Analyze ESG data focusing on human capital and social issues, integrating human rights data into programs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to optimize scoring methodologies and enhance evaluation processes, providing expertise in data visualization.
• Communicate complex findings to non-technical audiences, act as a knowledgeable point of contact, and stay informed on social aspects of ESG.

• Lead implementation of the project’s MEAL Framework with support from the MEAL Advisor and develop means of verification for projects' logframes.
• Facilitate quarterly impact and board reporting within the organization.

• Understand grant budget and donor compliance, manage project finances, and lead accounting processes with support from the finance manager.
• Support the project team in following finance policies and processes.

• Maintain knowledge of political, security, legal, and economic contexts relevant to the project and engage with labor rights actors in Thailand.
• Identify, assess, and manage risks to ensure stakeholder and staff safety, supported by the Portfolio Manager.

About You

• 5+ years of outstanding project/programme management in international development, including remote work
• Financial expertise: managing multi-million, multi-country budgets with excellent Excel skills
• Strong data analysis background, particularly in ESG and business analytics
• Financial literacy, including understanding of financial products, portfolio analysis, and ESG materiality assessment
• Data visualization expertise for dashboard design and creating impactful fact sheets
• Stakeholder engagement experience, especially with NGOs, CSOs, and international organizations (ILO, IOM, UNDP)
• Management of technical consultants to deliver on-time, on-budget results
• M&E experience: developing log frames, theories of change, KPIs and reports
• Context-sensitive approach to project design and implementation
• Donor reporting experience (financial and narrative)
• Event design and capacity building training delivery
• English fluency (Thai knowledge is an asset)
• Willingness to align working hours with the UK time zone at least twice weekly
• Must be willing to be employed on a one-year fixed term contract.

• Leadership of international development projects, preferably in Southeast/South Asia
• Corporate ESG reporting expertise, particularly in human capital and social issues
• Proficiency in at least one data analysis tool (Excel, Python, R, SQL)
• Ability to transform data into strategic insights for non-technical audiences
• Knowledge of responsible business principles in South/Southeast Asia
• Private sector engagement experience
• Research design, quality assessment and uptake planning
• Experience in labor rights
• Background in responsible business, media development, or human rights

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